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Dr. Incheol Kim
Postdoctoral Researcher, Snow Hydrology/Soil Science
Phone 
775-673-7432
E-Mail 
Incheol.Kim@dri.edu
Campus 
Reno Campus
Division 
Hydrologic Sciences

Keywords

Climate change, geohazards, groundwater level fluctuation, ground subsidence, effect of freezing and thawing, soil strength and stiffness, remote sensing, modeling, laboratory tests

 

Publications
2026
Kim, I., Behdad, A., Eun, J., & Lee, J. (2026). Evaluation of water retention characteristics in frozen sandy soils using an environmentally controlled column test. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 241, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2025.104664

2025
Kim, I., Kang, S., Ko, Y., & Lee, J. (2025). Characterizing Effects of Changes in Soil Phase on Elastic Wave Velocities for Sand with Different Moisture Contents. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 151(6). https://doi.org/10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-13305

Kim, I., Eun, J., & Song, C. (2025). Enhancement of I-wall levee stability against overtopping erosion with biopolymer treatment and a strip structure , 188, 107543. Computers and Geotechnics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107543

Kim, I., Rasiya Koya, S., Roy, T., & Eun, J. (2025). Seasonal Influences of Precipitation and River Stage on Groundwater Levels in Platte River Watersheds Vulnerable to Spring Floods. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 30(5). https://doi.org/10.1061/JHYEFF.HEENG-6072

2023
Aliev, A., Rasiya Koya, S., Kim, I., Eun, J., Traylor, E., & Roy, T. (2023). Application of Neural Networks for Hydrologic Process Understanding at a Midwestern Watershed. Water, 10(2), 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology10020027

2022
Kim, J., Kim, C., Kim, G., Kim, I., Abbas, Q., & Lee, J. (2022). Probabilistic tunnel collapse risk evaluation model using analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and Delphi survey technique. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 120, 104262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2021.104262

Conference Proceedings
2025
Kim, I. (2025). Linking Spring Floods to Groundwater Level Dynamics in the Platte River Watersheds, Nebraska. US-Korea Conference 2025: Atlanta, Georgia, USA, August 7, 2025-August 9, 2025

Jang, M. & Kim, I. (2025). Performance of Artificial Neural Network with Various Seasonal Input for Predicting Groundwater Level: A Review. US-Korea Conference 2025: Atlanta, Georgia, USA, August 7, 2025-August 9, 2025

2024
Ammatelli, J., Kim, I., Chellman, N. J., Carroll, R. W., Boisrame, G., Heggli, A. E., Hausner, M. B., & Meyer, J. (2024). Towards Enhanced Understanding of Snow-Soil Energy Exchanges and Their Effect on Snow Processes: An Integrated Numerical Modeling Approach. AGU24 Fall Meeting: Washington, D.C., December 9, 2024-December 13, 2024

Kim, I., Ammatelli, J., Chellman, N. J., Boisrame, G., Carroll, R. W., & Hausner, M. B. (2024). Modeling thermal-hydro-mechanical processes in snow-soil interaction during shoulder seasons. American Geophysical Union: Washington DC, December 9, 2024-December 14, 2024

Behdad, A., Feng, Y., Eun, J., & Kim, I. (2024). Comparative evaluation of frozen hydraulic conductivity for sandy soil using numerical and experimental methods. American Geophysical Union: Washington DC, December 9, 2024-December 14, 2024

Kim, I., Hausner, M. B., O’Shea, K., & Caldwell, T. G. (2024). Integrating Remote Sensing with GRACE and InSAR Technologies for Climate-Driven Geohazard Monitoring and Assessment. Scientists and Engineers Early Career Development Workshop 2024: San Francisco, California, August 20, 2024-August 21, 2024

Kim, I. (2024). Development of Adaptive Technology for Climate Change-Related Geohazard Assessment and Mitigation. US-Korea Conference 2024: San Francisco, California, August 21, 2024-August 24, 2024

Kim, I. (2024). Prediction of groundwater level using AI and ground subsidence analysis. K-Water Forum, US-Korea Conference 2024: San Francisco, California, August 23, 2024-August 23, 2024